Regional white matter integrity differentiates between vascular dementia and Alzheimer disease.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Considerable clinical and radiological overlap between vascular dementia (VaD) and Alzheimer disease (AD) often makes the diagnosis difficult. Diffusion-tensor imaging studies showed that fractional anisotropy (FA) could be a useful marker for white matter changes. This study...

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Main Authors: Zarei, M, Damoiseaux, J, Morgese, C, Beckmann, C, Smith, S, Matthews, P, Scheltens, P, Rombouts, SA, Barkhof, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009